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Issue 158, October 2004

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A preview of articles from Issue #158, October 2004 of WOOD® magazine

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Projects

Perfect-score marking gauge
With both single and paired marking points, this great-looking hand tool helps you lay out rabbets, tenons, and mortises with hairline precision.


Top-drawer saw blade organizer
This handy divider lets you organize and protect your favorite saw blades.

Arts & Crafts bed
Whether you need a double, queen, or king, this bed fills the bill, and does so in grand style.

Tilting-bin spice rack
Reduce the jumble in your kitchen cabinets by keeping a dozen of your most used spices at your fingertips, yet out of sight when not being used.

Miter shooting board
Randy Miller relies on this simple 45 degree shooting board to guide his plane at the precise angle.
Go-anywhere tool caddy
Keep frequently used tools organized, protected, and within easy reach where you go by rolling this compact cart right up to your work area.
Kids' giraffe bank
Kids will go animal as the coins they feed this friendly creature zigzag down its neck and deposit in the see-through bank.
Clamshell cabinet doors
See how we turned a space-impaired cabinet into a storage superstar with clamshell doors.
Quick-to-make clamp rack
Use the clamp-rack design we created for our first-ever Workshop Workover to save space in your shop.

Techniques

Pointers for router-table starter pins

A router table starter pin puts you in control of your work for smoother results.
Get the most from a marking gauge

Whether it’s the Collector’s Edition marking/mortising gauge in this issue, or a commercially made one, here’s how to make good use of this traditional layout tool.
Fast, accurate template routing

From machining to bit selection, here’s the quick way to make identical parts.

Make-it-yourself mission finish

Try the simple formula that pro Alan Noel uses to
imitate the fumed finishes of old.

The plane truth about better jointery

Discover three hand-plane methods for creating seamless, fail-safe edge and miter joints.

Success with staining and finishing

The Woodworker’s Guide to Understanding Wood: Part 4 of a 4-part Series.

 

Workshop workover

Find the cures for whatever ails your work space as the WOOD gang remedies a reader’s messy shop.

Guide to perfect glue-ups

Learn to make rock-solid project assemblies.

Tools and Materials
13 blade and bit cleaners tested
6x48" belt/disc sanders reviewed
Ten models duke it out for best tool and best value.
Rated: four shop-proven products
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